Name: Antoni, John Theodore
Born: 09/19/ 1835
Place Born: Wevelsburg, Westphalia, Germany
Ordained: 02/02/ 1866
Place Ordained: Vincennes, Indiana
Years of Service: 1866-1870
Died: 06/14/ 1870
Place Died: Napoleon, Indiana
Burial Info: Buried in the crypt of St. Maurice Church, Napoleon
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From the website of the parish of St. Maurice
http://www.stmauricechurch.org/more-about-st-m.html
OUR PARISH HISTORY
St. Maurice Church
St. Maurice Church in Napoleon, Indiana was founded in 1848. The parish consisted of 20 families and was served by a traveling missionary priest from Jennings County, Rev. Alphonse Munschina. The first church building was a plain 50 by 30 frame structure.
By 1866, the congregation had grown to 50 families, and the Rev. John Theodor Antoni was assigned as the resident pastor. Under his leadership, construction of our present church was begun in 1869. Fr. Antoni died suddenly, at the age of 34, before the building was completed. A marble tablet inside the church commemorates his name and good work. The new church was opened in 1872, and officially dedicated on September 22, 1879, by Bishop Silas Chatard.
The Archdiocesan Archives should have a photo taken about the time of his ordination in 1866.